George W. Bush: “I'm so thrilled that he's agreed to sacrifice and serve the country.”

To you and the honored dead, our country is forever grateful.

You will have an Almighty God to comfort you.

Is it in our national interests that 25 million people who would have died now live? I think it is, and so do you.

Is it in our interest that 25 million people who would have died now live? I think it is. On behalf of a grateful nation, thank you for your hard work and God bless you.